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ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

Example Sentences

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Today, that moment often comes much later in a company’s life – after much of the dramatic growth has already taken place behind closed doors.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

"She has already taken bold action to simplify and strengthen the organisation such as announcing the move to a clearly defined upstream/downstream model."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Educators and lawmakers in more than a dozen other states are weighing legislation or have already taken action.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Unlike others, Garman has already taken a measured tone and hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon predicting robot-apocalypses or Great Depression-level job losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

I rolled out of bed and hurried into the living room to see John, hoping he hadn't already taken off for Brownsville.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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